Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Old Grist Mill Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Old Grist Mill Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 829 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Old Grist Mill Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,509–7,164 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25591, -120.02993
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lake Vista Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 3.1 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Fox 4.3 mi · ▲ 687 ft
- Old Grist Mill Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 521 ft
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